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smooth on Energy-boosting recipes to jazz up January Writing | Ellen Hoggard
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very time you use the word ‘healthy’, you lose. The key is to make yummy, delicious food that happens to be healthy.” – Marcus Samuelsson. When we’re back to work, with the festive season behind us, what better way to kick-start the new year than with a delicious energy-boosting smoothie? Now, this isn’t another article telling you to do more of this, eat less of that. Oh, no. This is simply a recipe to help you get back into your kick-ass routine, feel great, and sail through January with ease. I want you to jump out of bed each morning excited to start the day with a simple and tasty, but nutritious, breakfast. I’ll be realistic, it may take you a little longer to get out of your cosy, warm bed, especially in these dark, frost-bitten mornings. But with these recipes, I want to inspire you to start your day early, try something new, and get a boost of those well-needed nutrients. Here you’ll find four smoothie recipes, suited to all tastes. Perfect for on-the-go, at work, or even as a mid-morning snack. Heck, these recipes are so yummy, you’ll be thinking of them all day long.
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‘Hot chocolate’ smoothie Serves 1 Ingredients 3 pitted dates 1 tbsp cocoa powder 1 pinch cinnamon 1 pinch ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp vanilla extract 300ml milk of choice Combine all of the ingredients and blend until smooth. For extra thickness, add a handful of ice before blending.
Spiced apple smoothie Serves 1 Ingredients 1/2 apple 1/2 pear 1 tsp maple syrup 1 pinch cinnamon 40g oats 250ml milk of choice Chop the apple and pear. Add the milk, maple syrup, oats and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
